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HER Number:MDV51765
Name:Weir on River Webburn to north of Ponsworthy

Summary

Weir on River Webburn marked on historic and modern mapping, at head of leat to Ponsworthy Mill.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 699 744
Map Sheet:SX67SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/512

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WEIR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Weir marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map on River Webburn, at head of leat to Ponsworthy Mill.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Weir marked on 1906 historic Ordnance Survey map.

Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 2: No. 47, 91 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94075 ]
SDV356906Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Appendix 2: No. 47, 91.

Associated Monuments

MDV133459Related to: Hydroelectric power plant in Old Walls Wood (Monument)
MDV93358Related to: Ponsworthy Mill Leat, Widecombe (Monument)
MDV8020Related to: Ponsworthy Mill, Widecombe (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
  • EDV8842 - Survey of archaeological features in Old Walls Woods

Date Last Edited:Sep 23 2022 10:12AM